Ahmadinejad accuses 'ring' in Iran intelligence of espionage The serious allegation marked a new episode in the ex-president's confrontations with the Revolutionary Guards and its powerful intelligence branch. Al-Monitor Staff | Iran | Jul 22, 2021 Iran's former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addresses reporters at the Interior Ministry headquarters in the capital, Tehran, on May 12, 2021, after registering his candidacy to run again for the presidential elections scheduled for June.
Dubai princess' number on Pegasus spyware list The phone numbers for Princess Latifa and some of her friends appeared on a leaked database of surveillance targets reportedly selected by customers of the Israel-based NSO Group. Al-Monitor Staff | News Brief | Jul 22, 2021
David Barnea to be nominated as next Mossad head Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced today that current Deputy Mossad Chief David Barnea will replace head of the espionage agency Yossi Cohen, who finishes his mandate at the beginning of June. Rina Bassist | Israel | May 24, 2021
Iran not backing down in Middle East, US intel report says The Trump administration's maximum pressure campaign did not stop Tehran's ambitions in the region, ODNI report suggests. Al-Monitor Staff | Iran | Apr 14, 2021
Iranian intelligence arrests alleged Israeli spy A man was executed last year for allegedly spying on Iranian forces for Israel and the United States. Al-Monitor Staff | News Brief | Apr 5, 2021
Israeli ship sailing again following explosion MV Helios Ray was off the coast of Oman on Wednesday. Israel blamed last week's explosion aboard the ship on Iran, which Iran denied. Al-Monitor Staff | Israel | Mar 3, 2021
Biden's CIA nominee stresses China over Iran during Senate hearing Ambassador William Burns said that China is the biggest challenge for the United States, but that Iran and Russia cannot be overlooked. Adam Lucente | Regional | Feb 24, 2021
Iraq's 'Falcon Cell' leader removed amid accusations of suspicious links The replacing of a top intelligence official whose unit had been responsible for many key arrests signals further efforts to centralize control of Iraq's intelligence services. Shelly Kittleson | Iraq | Feb 19, 2021
Intel: Biden’s pick for top intelligence official vows to report to Congress on Jamal Khashoggi murder Avril Haines says the Biden administration will release to lawmakers an unclassified intelligence assessment on who was behind the murder of the Saudi dissident journalist. Jared Szuba | Saudi Arabia | Jan 19, 2021
Biden taps veteran diplomat William Burns for CIA director Burns, a former ambassador to Jordan and Russia, would bring with him decades of experience in the foreign service. Elizabeth Hagedorn | U.S. | Jan 11, 2021
Lebanese activist sentenced to prison for collaborating with Israel Kinda El-Khatib, a critic of Hezbollah on social media, was sentenced to three years in prison by a military court. Al-Monitor Staff | Lebanon | Dec 16, 2020
Iran makes arrests in nuclear scientist's killing, official says Iranian parliamentary adviser Hossein Amir Abdollahian said some of the "perpetrators" had been identified and arrested. Al-Monitor Staff | Israel | Dec 9, 2020
'They always accuse us': Netanyahu responds to killing of Iranian nuclear scientist Israeli Prime Minister also doesn't deny reports that he met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Al-Monitor Staff | Israel | Dec 3, 2020
Iran identifies perpetrators as it probes scientist’s killing The Iranian government said it has identified those linked to the assassination of one of its top nuclear scientists and will retaliate after the investigation is concluded. Al-Monitor Staff | Iran | Dec 2, 2020
US sanctions Syria’s central bank chief, intel head The Trump administration sanctioned more than a dozen Syrian officials and entities in its latest push to choke off the regime's financial network. Al-Monitor Staff | Syria | Sep 30, 2020
Saudi Arabia’s race for Gulf economic leadership takes to the sky Sebastian Castelier | Gulf | Jul 13, 2021
Ancient fossilized fish found in Egypt that survived in hot waters Alaa Omran | Culture | Jun 16, 2021
Iran's former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addresses reporters at the Interior Ministry headquarters in the capital, Tehran, on May 12, 2021, after registering his candidacy to run again for the presidential elections scheduled for June.
